Номер 3, страница 57 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Вербицкая, Каминс Карр

Unit five.

Track thirty-seven.

Interviewer: I'd love to write haiku like yours, Takashi. How do you do it?

Expert: Well, the best way to start is with seventeen syllables, divided into three lines.

Interviewer: And the second line is always longer?

Expert: Yes. Use five syllables in the first and third lines and seven in the second line.

Interviewer: Right. Your haiku nearly always seem to be in the present tense. Is that necessary?

Expert: No. You can use other tenses, but using the present makes the message of the haiku more immediate.

Interviewer: Hmm, that's interesting. What about subject matter?

Expert: Well, Japanese haiku usually mention a time, like the time of day or the season, like summer or spring. And they often use two images to show harmony or contrast, like night and day or sky and earth.

Interviewer: So, can you write about any subject?

Expert: Oh, yes. Though haiku are usually about ordinary everyday events. Anything really, like nature, walking in the snow or looking in the mirror. But it's best to write from your own personal experience or memories you have. That's what makes it authentic, more believable.

Interviewer: Does a haiku have to have a message then?

Expert: Well, it should convey some kind of meaning. Perhaps an insight you've had, something you've noticed or felt or learned. It's not essential, but one of the most important things is to illustrate these things, not explain them.

Interviewer: Oh, I'm not sure I understand.

Expert: Well, what I mean is, if you want to write about an emotion or feeling, you have to create an emotional response in the reader. You should show what caused your emotion, rather than saying what the emotion is.

Interviewer: It sounds more complicated than I thought.

Expert: No, it isn't really. Even a child can write haiku. It's just about experiencing life through your five senses.

Interviewer: Right. I'd better get started then.